Categories: "Schools" or "Education reform"
Dec
12
First published on the East Midlands Learning Technologists blog.
There’s a lot of debate around at the moment about MOOC’s (Massive Online Open Courses) in all their variants. In particular, there’s the question about how they can continue with no… more »
Jan
17
Writing down what I am thinking about is one of the most valuable ways to crystallise my thoughts and reflect on my learning.
Writing it down on a public blog allows me to get feedback which then feeds into further thinking and reflection.
Personally,… more »
Jan
13
I'm part of the generation of people that had to teach ourselves how to use computers. The classrooms had machines like the BBC Micro, and RM 380Z, with very little software (if any), and few teachers that had a clue what to do with them. Similarly our… more »
Nov
03
I'm really pleased to see what's happening amongst the teaching community in the UK and around the world.
Teachers are starting to take control of their own professional development.
This is a great step forward for a profession that has been syst… more »
Oct
12
Channel shift in your local school
Technology, Schools, Content Management Systems Send feedback » 3707 viewsYou'd think the following would be priorities for a school:
Saving paper and printing costs
Ensuring that parents and students are able to find out information about school activities quickly and easily
Yet, my local school at least, still… more »
Feb
26
Often, when we think about the idea of introducing ICT into the classroom (whether in schools or in the workplace), we are simply thinking about ways what is happening inside the classroom.
In these cases the role of the teacher or tutor tends to rem… more »
Feb
09
Part of the #purposed series of blog posts. For more see: http://purposed.org.uk/
In a recent Twitter post I said:
I think the purpose of education is to develop a creative society that will ask difficult questions.
Note, I've made no mention… more »
Feb
05
National Curriculum Review meeting - Chesterfield
Education reform, Politics Send feedback » 4226 viewsThere are distinct parallels with the work I do in the corporate sector, and those in the education sector (which I inhabited as a teacher and product consultant for many years).
I keep well-connected with my education colleagues, and have had many l… more »
Jan
29
National Curriculum Review - initial thoughts
Not yet categorised, Schools, Education reform 4 feedbacks » 6746 viewsThe UK Department for Education recently announced a wholesale review of the curriculum for schools in England.
According to the announcement:
The review will:
replace the current substandard curriculum with one based on the best school systems i… more »
Jan
24
I had the privilege, last week, of attending the inaugural meeting of the steering group for Fusion-Universal's Virtual School project.
This is a project that has ideals very close to my heart. They have seen the need, and are looking to develop a su… more »
